Oliver Wolcott Sr. (November 20, 1726 – December 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father and politician. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth governor of Connecticut. Wolcott was a major general for the Connecticut militia in the Revolutionary War serving under George Washington.
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20 November 1726 Windsor, Connecticut
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Died |
1 December 1797 (aged 71) Litchfield, Connecticut
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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